How do I narrow my search results?

There are a number of ways to narrow or refine what you are searching for. You can start with a broad set, and then narrow your search depending on the number of thumbnails in your search results.

You can narrow your search results in the following ways:

Search within checkbox

The Search within checkbox, which is next to the Search box, is a feature that narrows pre-existing search results. For example, if you search for Grammy Awards, you can narrow your search by typing another search term such as Kanye West, clicking the Search within checkbox, and then clicking Search. Your search results will show images of Kanye West at the Grammy Awards.

Refine this search panel

The Refine this search panel is on the left side of the search results page. This feature allows you to refine your search results by celebrity, keyword, orientation, and photographer. Simply click the arrow next to a category (Celebrities, Keywords, Orientation or Photographer) to show or hide additional terms related to your search.

Tip: To see the entire list of search terms for a category in the Refine this search panel, click See all below each of the categories.

Breadcrumbs

The breadcrumb appears at the top of the search results page and works in conjunction with the Search within and Refine this Search feature. The breadcrumb shows the sequence of search terms you’ve typed in the Search box or the keywords you’ve selected from the categories in the Refine this Search panel. To remove a search term from the breadcrumb and narrow your search, click the ‘x’ to the left of each search term you want to remove.

Tip: A quick way to initiate a new search and show images related to a specific celebrity or event, click any search term in the breadcrumb.

Can I type multiple search terms when I do a search?

Yes. When you search for images using multiple search terms, you can use search operators (also called Boolean operators) such as AND, OR, and NOT to narrow, broaden or define your search. The table below illustrates the use of search operators with multiple search terms:

I’m looking for images to a particular event but I can’t find them on your website.

We upload new images daily to give you up-to-date coverage of the latest entertainment events worldwide. If you need images that you don’t see on our site, please contact us. We may have what you’re looking for in our archive.

What file sizes are available for images?

Below is a summary of the available file sizes. The actual file specifications are included on the individual image details page.

Resolution

Format

Suitable for

File size†

Web

JPG

Websites

Blogs

Mobile apps

47.1 KB 395 X 594 px 1.3 X 2 in 300 dpi

Print or web

JPG

Publishing

Brochures

Presentations

Websites

Blogs

Mobile apps

906.4 KB 2,603 x 3,912 px 8.7 x 13 in 300 dpi

†Image sizes and dimensions are approximate.

All images that you download are compressed JPG files. The small file size of compressed files allows images to download faster. The size of the image you download will always be the compressed file size. To make sure that the image size you select is appropriate for your intended use, check the dimensions displayed on the image details page. Selecting the largest image size gives you greater flexibility to scale the image without losing quality.

Do you take special requests for other file sizes?

Can I download an image with no watermark?

Yes. You must register and be set up with a Premium Access, Easy-access or Editorial subscription before you can download an image with no watermark. Note that preview images you download for comp or evaluation purposes will always show a watermark.

Can I download images for comp or evaluation purposes?

Yes. You can download images to use in comps or layouts for a period of thirty (30) days. These images always download with a watermark. Comping files may be used to evaluate a particular image or to create materials for proofing presentations to clients. Comping files are not licensed for use in final projects, whether for internal or external use. For more information, see the Getty Images Comping File and Footage Preview License Agreement.

What is a lightbox?

A lightbox allows you to store and review images. You can create and manage one or more lightboxes to collect, annotate and share sets of images related to a project or simply store your favorite images for later.

How do I create a lightbox?

In the Create new lightbox pop-up window, enter the lightbox name and any other information you want to provide.

Click Save.

Tip: Click the down arrow next to Sort by to alphabetize the list of lightboxes, or sort by modification date.

From the search results page

Sign in to WireImage.

In the Search box, enter one or more search terms of the celebrity or event you want to search for.

In the My lightboxes panel on the left of the page, click Create new lightbox.

Note: If you don't see the My lightboxes panel, check View at the top-center of the page to make sure you are viewing images and not events. If you are viewing events, change the view by clicking the images link next to View.

In the Create new lightbox pop-up window, enter the lightbox name and any other information you want to provide.

Click Save. The lightbox you create appears as a selection in the Active lightbox drop-down list.

How do I add an image to a lightbox?

In the Search box, enter one or more search terms of the celebrity or event you want to search for.

In the My lightboxes panel on the left of the page, click the Active lightbox drop-down to select the lightbox you want to add an image to.

Note: If you don't see the My lightboxes panel, check View at the top-center of the page to make sure you are viewing images and not events. If you are viewing events, change the view by clicking the images link next to View.

Below the image you want to add, click the Add to lightbox icon. The image is added to the lightbox you selected in the My lightboxes panel.

Repeat step 4 for each image you want to add.

To view images in the lightbox, do any of the following:

In the My lightboxes panel, click View lightbox.

In the upper-right navigation bar, click My lightboxes, and then click View lightbox below the name of the lightbox you want to view.

About downloading images

If you have a Premium Access or an Easy-access agreement, you can download images directly from the search results page, image details page or lightbox. If you have an Editorial subscription agreement and want to download images available through your subscription agreement, you will be redirected to the Getty Images website to download those images. All images that you download are compressed JPG files. The small file size of compressed files allows images to download faster. To make sure the image size you select is appropriate for your intended use, check the dimensions displayed on the image details page. Selecting the largest image size gives you greater flexibility to scale the image without losing quality.

Downloading Premium Access and Easy-access images

Images available through your Premium Access or Easy-access agreement are clearly marked and are restricted to specific portfolios or collections per the terms of your agreement.

Note: If an image is covered under a subscription agreement, you'll see a message below the image on the search results page.

Downloading a single image

Do one of the following:

On the search results page, click the Download image icon below the image you want to download, and then follow the instructions on the subsequent pop-up windows.

On the image details page, select the image size you want, and then do one of the following:

To download an Easy-access image, click Easy-access download, and then follow the instructions on the subsequent pop-up windows.

To download a Premium Access image, click Premium Access download, and then follow the instructions on the subsequent pop-up windows.

Open or save the file to a location on your computer.

Note: Download time varies depending on the size of image you're downloading, the speed of your internet connection and the speed of your computer.

Downloading multiple images

On the search results page, select the checkbox next to the image number below each image you want to download.

Note: If you don't see the image number checkbox below the image, check View at the top-center of the page to make sure you are viewing images and not events. If you are viewing events, change the view by clicking the images link next to View.

Tip: To select all images on the page at once, at the top center-left of the search results page, next to Select, click All.

At the top-center of the page, next to Selected images, click Download, and then follow the instructions on the subsequent pop-up windows.

Open or save the files to a location on your computer.

Notes:

Multiple images are downloaded in a zip file and can be opened with a WinZip or Stuffit expander.

From the search results page, you can select up to 90 images to download, which are added to a zip file. However, the maximum number of images allowable in a download zip file is 30. If you select up to 90 images to download, your images will be downloaded in 3 separate zip files.

Downloading multiple images at the same time may increase your overall download time.

Tips for downloading

Our images are compressed for download. If opened in your browser window, these images will decompress to their full size onscreen. This can cause out of memory errors and slower downloads. To avoid errors and slow downloads, save the files directly to a location on your computer. Otherwise, you can still save the image after it opens and displays on the screen by selecting File, and clicking Save as.

If you selected the Always download the largest file size available checkbox, and at a later time, you want to change the setting to manually select the download file size, you can do so by clearing the checkbox on the Please wait for your download to begin or the Preparing zip file for download pop-up windows.

For an overview of your download history, click My Account in the upper-right of the page. You can search downloads by date or item number. You can also sort downloads by date, item number, media type, or by license agreement – Premium Access, Easy-access or Editorial subscription.

Downloading Editorial subscription images

Images available through your Editorial subscription agreement are clearly marked as Subscription and are restricted to specific portfolios or collections per the terms of your agreement. Editorial subscription images are available for download on the Getty Images site only. When you select a subscription image to download, a message appears with a link that redirects you to the Getty Images site to complete your download.

About Easy-access downloads

Easy-access is a delivery mechanism that allows you to download hi-res content with no watermark for the following uses:

Tests

Samples

Composites

Layouts

Rough Cuts

Preliminary Edits

Pitches

An Easy-access agreement is available at the company level and set up through an account executive. You can use Easy-access items you've downloaded for 30 days without paying to license the items. If you decide to use any Easy-access items in a final project (for example, final materials distributed inside or outside your organization), then you must pay for the use of the items.

As you browse the site, items available through your Easy-access agreement are clearly marked and are restricted to specific portfolios or collections per the terms of your agreement.

Note: If you are a subscription customer, images marked as Easy-access are not included with your subscription package.

To view Easy-access items you've downloaded

Sign in to the site, and click My account in the upper-right of the page.

In the center-left of the page, next to View, click All downloads, and then select Easy-access.

About embedded captions

When you download a single image at a time, you can choose to include the caption and other image details in the download. This information is particularly useful for identifying, tracking and sorting images. Note that caption and image details are available for single image downloads only, and not for multiple images that you download at one time.

Some or all of the following information will appear below the image you download:

Caption

Location (city and country)

Photographer name and title

Date

Image number

Website name

The caption and details of the image are embedded in the file and are viewable by opening the image in a photo editing program.

To include the caption and other details when you download an image

Do one of the following:

On the search results page, click the Download image icon below the image you want to download, and then do the following:

On the Available sizes pop-up window, select the image size you want, and then select the Include caption bar checkbox.

Follow the instructions on the subsequent pop-up windows to complete your download.

On the image details page, select the image size you want, and then do the following:

Select the Include caption bar checkbox.

Follow the instructions on the subsequent pop-up windows.

To view the caption and other details, open the image in a photo editing program.

Note: Including the caption and image details may result in longer download times.

Why can’t I license or download images?

You must request an account in order to license or download images from the WireImage website. Simply click Request an account in the upper right, and on the Why request an account? page, click Click here. You will be automatically redirected to the Getty Images site to fill out the requested fields on the online registration form. An account executive will evaluate your information and will let you know the status of your request.

Can I view my download history?

How do I review or update the details of my download history?

To review your download history, click My account in the upper-right of the page.

To edit the details of your download history, you must sign in to gettyimages.co.uk. On the Getty Images site, in the upper-right navigation bar, place your pointer on My account, and then select Downloads.

I selected multiple images to download but the Download link isn't active. Why?

You can only download images as specified by your license agreement. If you select multiple images to download or add to a lightbox either by clicking All next to Select or by selecting a checkbox below each thumbnail, some checkboxes might not show as selected because one or more of the images aren’t available to download per your license agreement.

To ensure that the images you’ve selected are available for you to download, we recommend that you first click Downloadable. The checkboxes below each thumbnail will be selected. Any checkboxes not selected indicate an item that isn’t downloadable per your license agreement.

Can I reduce the number of clicks it takes to download images?

Yes. You can reduce the number of clicks during the download process by selecting the Always download the largest file size available checkbox on the Available sizes pop-up window.

Note:Always download the largest file size available checkbox is only available when you select images to download from the search results page.

At a later time, if you want to change the setting so that you manually select the file size each time you download, you can do so by clearing the checkbox on the Please wait for your download to begin or the Preparing zip file for download pop-up windows.

Tip: For Easy-access downloads, click the Don’t show this message again checkbox on the This image is available via Easy-access download pop-up window to further reduce the number of prompts during the download process.